A month has passed since my stay in Vietnam this summer of 2013. The month passed by in a blink of an eye and before I knew it, I was back at home sitting at my computer as if I never left it.

Saying good bye (or in my case, my attempt to say bye) to everyone got me so choked up. We had to say our farewells fast because we can't keep the bus waiting (there were other people on the bus also). I kept walking around in circles holding in my tears because I knew if I spoke even a word I would have started crying. My grandma approached me and I heard someone say "Why don't you hug your grandma good bye!" so by nature I gave her my signature one armed hug while patting her back (mind you I'm not one for hugs). After our exchange of hugs I noticed she was crying, which made me cry.

Oh yeah, prior to this all my aunt had said to my brother and I "A month sure passes by fast huh. It's gonna be so quiet without you all. We're so used to having you all around" and then she just got quiet and walked out of the room without saying anything. My brother and I are convinced that it was because she was about to cry. Seeing that made me sad.

When we got to the airport my youngest brother had to say bye to his dad and while we were waiting to check in he started to cry cause he knew it would be a long while till they can next see each other. I saw my mom tearing up and just seeing everyone so down and teary eyed made me cry!

What I'll miss most about Vietnam is the company. There's always so much noise and laughter in the house. Every day 3 times a day we had different meals (which is not what I'm used to back at Canada) which were cooked by all the ladies. We all sat down and ate together. Everyday. It feels weird knowing that now I will be waking up every morning to no one waking me up for breakfast. I'll really miss their company. Even though I barely spoke during my stay I felt like I got connected to a lot of them.

I'll be looking forward to my next visit!

-hn